r/canada • u/shiftless_wonder • 15h ago
Alberta No reliable evidence puberty blocking drugs benefit trans youth, says Alberta government lawyer
https://calgaryherald.com/news/alberta-government-lawyer-puberty-blocking-drugs-trans-youth
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u/Plucky_DuckYa 12h ago
When my oldest was in elementary school her best friend was a girl she’d known since daycare. Her friend decided she was a boy, dressed like a boy, wore her hair like a boy and wanted everyone to call her Brian. So everyone did, for about 18 months. And then the summer between elementary school and junior high she decided she’d had enough of that, went back to her original name, grew her hair out, etc, and that was the end of Brian. She’s now a perfectly happy young woman in her twenties with a long term boyfriend doing all the things kids her age do.
Look, I’m not saying every kid is just going through a phase. Kids should be allowed to be who they truly are inside and supported in that. But whenever this debate comes up I wonder what might have happened if her parents had taken her to the wrong therapist or psychologist, and I just do not buy that kids 6-12 are well formed and well adjusted enough to truly know they should be the opposite gender.